The Florida Lottery Act was created by voters 1986 as constitutional admendment. The first Florida Instant
Lottery tickets went on sale, Jan 12, 1988. The first Florida Lotto tickets were sold April 29th of 1988 and
it remains the key Jackpot game. Florida was once among a handful of state lotteries that did not participate in either Powerball or Mega Millions. Florida joined Powerball Jan 4, 2009 and Mega Millions on May 15, 2013